Thomas Eisfeld

Thomas Eisfeld

Eisfeld playing for Arsenal in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Eisfeld[1]
Date of birth	18 January 1993
Place of birth	Finsterwalde, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	VfL Bochum
Number	13
Youth career
	SV Quitt Ankum
0000–2005	VfL Osnabrück
2005–2012	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2014	Arsenal	0	(0)
2014–2015	Fulham	7	(0)
2015	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	12	(1)
2015–	VfL Bochum	12	(0)
National team
2014	Germany U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Thomas Eisfeld (born 18 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bochum as an attacking midfielder.^[2]

Club career

Eisfeld began his career at the Borussia Dortmund youth academy. He previously played for SV Quitt Ankum and VfL Osnabrück before joining Dortmund.^[3] In 2009 he experienced a cruciate ligament injury.^[3] After his recovery, he scored six goals in twelve matches for the Dortmund U-19 team during the 2011–12 season.

Arsenal

After leaving Dortmund, he was signed by Arsenal on 31 January 2012 for a reported fee of £475,000 which was due as compensation for training him as an academy player.^[4] Arsène Wenger described Eisfeld as having "the attitude and technical ability to be a valuable addition to our squad."^[5]

2012–13

Eisfeld was later selected for Arsenal's 24 man squad to tour of Asia during July 2012.^[6] In a match against a Malaysia XI, Eisfeld replaced Theo Walcott and scored Arsenal's first goal of the game which finished in a 2–1 victory, in Arsenal's favour.^[7] Eisfeld made a final appearance on the tour coming on as a substitute, once again, and scoring Arsenal's equalizing goal in a match with Kitchee SC, which ended 2–2.^[8]

Eisfeld made his professional debut on 30 October in a League Cup game against Reading, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute. Arsenal won the game 7–5 in extra time, after being 4–0 down during the first half.^[9]

2013–14

Eisfeld again joined the Arsenal first team as they toured the Far East during the 2013–14 pre-season, donning the number 34 shirt. He scored in the team's first game against the Indonesian Dream Team.^[10]

Eisfeld started in the Football League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion, scoring the opening goal for the Gunners and his first for the Arsenal first team. Arsenal went on to win the game on penalties (4-3). His performance in this game prompted Wenger to compare him to former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires.^[11]

Fulham

On 23 July 2014, Eisfield completed a permanent transfer across London to Fulham on a two-year contract, with an option of a further 12 months at the club.^[12]

VfL Bochum

Eisfeld moved to VfL Bochum on loan . He made 12 appearances and scored once .

At the start of 2015-2016 season the move was made permanent . After a string of appearances from the bench , Eisfeld has now firmly established himself in the first team . He has made over 20 appearances and scored twice .

Style of play

Arsene Wenger has described Eisfeld as a player who is in the right place at the right time. He is also known for a good first touch and for his ability to stay calm in front of goal, Wenger has also said he is Germany's future talent and soon enough, his name will be known.^[11][13]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2015.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Arsenal	2012–13[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14[15]		0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1
Fulham	2014–15[16]	Championship	7	0	0	0	2	0	—		9	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		Other		Total
Bochum	2014–15[17]	2. Bundesliga	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2015–16[18]		22	2	2	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		24	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
Total	England		7	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	11	1
	Germany		24	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
Career total			31	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	37	2

References

1. "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
2. "Thomas Eisfeld". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
3. "Thomas Eisfeld: 10 Things to Know About Arsenal's New Signing". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
4. Whitney, Clark. "New Arsenal signing Thomas Eisfeld was not one of Dortmund's best prospects, but he has potential". goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
5. "Thomas Eisfeld". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
6. Harwood, Ted. "Arsenal announce 24-man squad for Asia, Robin van Persie not included". The Short Fuse. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
7. Snyder, Matthew. "Thomas Eisfeld Continues Impressive Form with Goal Against Malaysian XI". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
8. Barlow, Matt (29 July 2012). "Kitchee 2 Arsenal 2: Gunners toil again before young Eisfeld saves their blushes". London: Mail Online. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
9. "Reading 5 – 7 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
10. Christenson, Marcus (14 July 2013). "Indonesian All Stars v Arsenal – as it happened". The Guardian (London).
11. "Wenger - Eisfeld reminds me of Pires". Arsenal.com. 26 September 2013.
12. "Thomas Eisfeld joins Fulham from Arsenal on permanent deal". The Guardian. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
13. http://player.arsenal.com/player/4098-wenger-on-eisfeld
14. "Games played by Thomas Eisfeld in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
15. "Games played by Thomas Eisfeld in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
16. "Games played by Thomas Eisfeld in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
17. "Games played by Thomas Eisfeld in 2014/2015" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
18. "Games played by Thomas Eisfeld in 2015/2016" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

External links

• Thomas Eisfield career statistics at Soccerbase